Daily Archives: Friday, April 12, 2019
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Courts | TUI says government is not ‘obliged’ by public works’ letters
The Court of Final Appeal (TUI) has ruled once more in favor of the government in another case regarding the retrieval of land plots that were ... -
Briefs | Coutinho asks about non-local nurses
Lawmaker Pereira Coutinho has written an inquiry asking the local government to explain its plan for allowing non-local nurses to work in Macau. The lawmaker quoted ... -
New Macau has a problem with land reclamation transparency
The New Macau Association (ANM) has issued a statement accusing the government’s process for reclaiming non-developed land plots after their lease expirations as lacking transparency. The ... -
SPECIAL REPORT | Migrant workers escape over the border seeking better pay – in China
Low-earning migrant workers in Macau are willing to take great risks to acquire a higher salary and better working conditions – some by escaping across the ... -
Tourism | IFT clarifies 40 million visitors not maximum, but optimal number
In response to widespread discussion on whether the city is fast approaching the maximum number of visitors it can comfortably accommodate, the Institute for Tourism Studies ... -
Atlantic City | Union: Protect casino workers from hedge fund neglect
The nation’s largest casino workers union is asking gambling regulators to protect employees from neglect by hedge funds or private equity firms seeking short-term returns from ... -
GAMING | Casino bidding war looms as Wynn backs away from Australia deal
Forced to anchor in licensed clusters in Las Vegas and Macau, the world’s biggest casino operators rarely get a free shot at expansion. That’s why a ... -
Massachusetts | Wynn Resorts suggests banning Steve Wynn from properties
Wynn Resorts is looking to do nearly anything to keep the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) happy. It’s latest suggestion was to ban Steve Wynn, its co-founder, ... -
Education | USJ reapplies for permission to recruit mainland students
The University of Saint Joseph has applied for permission to enroll mainland students at the university yet again, but this time with different approach. According to ... -
Arts | Exhibition: Works of Michelangelo, da Vinci, Raphael arrive
A joint exhibition presented by the Macao Museum of Art (MAM) and the British Museum bringing the original drawings of 42 Renaissance artists to Macau was officially ... -
Economy | IMF slashes its Macau growth expectations
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its growth forecast for Macau less than two months after it commended the city’s authorities for their prudent management ... -
Sport | Women’s Volleyball returns to Forum next month
The FIVB Women’s Volleyball Nations League will return to the Macao Forum volleyball court next month. A replacement of the former FIVB World Grand Prix, the ... -
Liaison Office official calls for Taiwan’s participation in GBA
An official from the Liaison Office in Macau proposed that Taiwan participate in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) plan, according to a report by Taiwan’s United ... -
Shenwan Hongyuan seeks up to USD1.3 billion in HK listing
Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co., China’s sixth largest brokerage by market value, is seeking to raise as much as HKD9.8 billion (USD1.3 billion) in a Hong Kong ... -
2,381 endangered dolphins live in south China river estuary
A total of 2,381 Chinese white dolphins, an endangered species, have been identified as living in the Pearl River Estuary, local authorities said yesterday, according to ... -
Real Estate Matters | Generational real estate: are you planning for your family?
Sam Lee is a marketing manager and property consultant at JML Property. JML was established in 1994 and offers Investment Property & Homes. It specializes in ... -
Hong Kong | Tencent resists equity slump to trade near HKD400
After powering Hong Kong’s equity benchmark into a bull market, Tencent Holdings Ltd. stood out as the only bright spot in the city yesterday. The Internet ... -
Government says trade talks with US ‘moving forward’
China said yesterday that trade talks with the U.S. are “moving forward” after nine rounds of consultations aimed at ending a standoff that has shaken the ... -
Aviation | Reports: Chinese carrier asking Boeing for compensation
One of China’s three major state-owned airlines has joined carriers that are asking Boeing Co. for compensation after suspending use of its 737 Max jetliner following ... -
Police seize drug shipment concealed in banana truck
Chinese police have seized a haul of methamphetamine and heroin concealed in a truckload of bananas believed to have come from Myanmar. State media reported yesterday ... -
Region’s spreading influence in Eastern Europe worries West
Coal-powered plants, mobile networks, major bridges, roads and railways: Chinese investments have been booming throughout Central and Eastern Europe’s cash-strapped developing countries, even as European Union ... -
South Korea | Court orders easing of decades-old abortion ban
In a major reversal, South Korea’s Constitutional Court yesterday ordered the easing of the country’s decades-old ban on most abortions, one of the strictest in the ... -
Censorship Russia moves to expand state control of internet
Russian lawmakers approved yesterday a bill that would expand government control over the internet and whose opponents fear heralds a new era of widespread censorship. The ... -
UK | WikiLeaks’ Assange arrested at Ecuador embassy in London
British police arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy in London yesterday, after the South American nation decided to revoke the political asylum that ... -
This Day in History | 1975 – US pulls out of Cambodia
The US has admitted defeat in Cambodia and removed its remaining embassy personnel from the capital, Phnom Penh. Early this morning 276 people were airlifted from ... -
Offbeat | Dentist vows to put racy Easter display back up
A New Jersey dentist who created a racy Easter display is vowing to put it back up after a female neighbor used gardening shears to damage ... -
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Football | Champions League: Ajax plays Ronaldo and Juventus tough in draw
After showing no fear against Real Madrid, a young Ajax squad didn’t back down against Cristiano Ronaldo and Juventus either. Ajax replied quickly after Ronaldo scored ... -
Lifestyle | When people downsize to tiny houses, they adopt more environmentally friendly lifestyles
Interest is surging in tiny homes – livable dwelling units that typically measure under 400 square feet. Much of this interest is driven by media coverage ... -
Smoking pot vs. tobacco: What science says about lighting up
As more states make it legal to smoke marijuana, some government officials, researchers and others worry what that might mean for one of the country’s biggest ... -
The Buzz | EU, UK agree to delay Brexit until Halloween
British Prime Minister Theresa May says the European Union has granted her “key request” to add an early exit clause to its agreement to a six-month ... -
T.C. Boyle spins a family drama from the LSD era
Just as he did in his last novel about scientists inhabiting Arizona’s Biosphere 2 in the 1990’s (“The Terranauts”), T.C. Boyle’s latest takes a real-world event ... -
Peter Gabriel’s skill with film songs stars on album
If you’re a fan of Peter Gabriel, you probably know his popular hits like “Sledgehammer” and “Big Time,” as well as maybe some older classics like ... -
Happy hunting Bonnie and Clyde in ‘The Highwaymen’
It’s hard to begin watching the Netflix movie “The Highwaymen” and not think about the way it will inevitably end — in a famous ambush and ... -
Homo luzonensis | Filipinos plan more diggings where new human species found
Archaeologists who discovered fossil bones and teeth of a previously unknown human species that thrived more than 50,000 years ago in the northern Philippines said yesterday ...
